Shoe



J. A. JUNG.

March 15, 1932.

SHOE

Filed April 26. 1929' yawn-1 ATTORNEY- WITNESS:

Patented Mar. 15, 1932 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE" JOSEPH A. J'UNG, OF ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA.

SHOE

Application filed April 26,

5 thereby eliminate foot troubles, such as muscle strains, pronations and relaxed feet and give the foot a natural bearing and prevent it from spreading out at the sides and at the heel. It also prevents the counter from being pressed out by the heel, which acts to spoil the shape of the shoe.

This invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and specifically pointed out in the appended claim.

In describing the invention in detail, ref erence will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which I Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view through a portion of a shoe constructed in accordance with this invention.

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the improved portion of the shoe.

Figure 3 is a section on-line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a section on line 44 of Figure 1. a

As shown in these views, I provide an inner sole 1 which has its edges turned upwardly, asshown at 2, these turned-up portions beginning at that part of the sole which receives the ball of the foot and extending around the heel, with the bottom portion of this part of the inner sole rounded to conform to the shape of the bottom part of the foot. .The toe or sole-portion of the inner sole is made very thin from the termination of the upturned edges to the toe, as shown at 5, so that this portion can be fastened, in any conventional manner to the regular inner sole 6 of the shoe without appreciably increasing the thickness thereof. Filling material 7, of a ieldable and cushioning material, is placed between the turned-up portions of the inner sole 1 and the regular inner sole 6 so that the 1929. Serial No. 358,370.

heel and instep portions of the'inner sole 6 are substantially flat on their lower faces .to make these portions of the usual shape. The

usual counter 8 receives the heel portions of the two inner soles and the filling between such inner portions.

Thus a shoe constructed in accordance with this invention has its bottom part shaped to snugly receive the bottom part of the foot, with the lip-turned edges of the inner sole 1 acting to prevent spreading of the insole and heel portions of the foot, which not only prevents the shoe from getting out of shape, but also corrects foot troubles, as it gives the foot a natural bearing, and this is accomplished without giving the shoe an unusual shape.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages and novel features of the invention will be readily apparent.

It is to be understood that changes may be made in the construction and in the 'combination and arrangement of the several parts,

provided that. such changes fall within the scope of the appended claim.

' What I claim is 1- A device of the character set forth comprising main and auxiliary lnner soles superimposed and forming a part of a shoe construction and said auxiliary sole including, heel, arch and ball portions integrally connected and concaved to conform to the contour of the bottom of a personsfoot, said portions extending upwardly on each side. to engage.

the sides of the persons foot at the instep,

heel and ball portions thereof and extending upwardly about the rear of the heel portion of the persons foot, said portions extending to a greater height at the instep portion and;

tapering toward the balland heel portions, a cushion positioned between the inner soles and of greatest thickness at the instep portion and tapering toward the ball and heel portions and taperin from the tread portion toward each side e ge, and means securingthe cushion to the main inner sole and to the's'hoe construction. I In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

JOSEPH A. JUNG'. 

